Carotid ultrasound cost in Omaha, NE
In Omaha, NE-IA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for carotid artery ultrasound (duplex), both sides of the neck: from $405.00 to $1,286.35, with a median of $886.18. The lowest listed price is at Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital — $481.18 less than the median here. Across Nebraska, the median is $1,286.35 at 5 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 5 cities for code 93880, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 14, 2026 and Aug 10, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Omaha, NE-IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital lowest Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 Carotid Artery Duplex Bil | $405.00 | $1,350.00 | $423.00–$945.00 | 70% | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital lowest Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 Vascular Acquisition | $405.00 | $1,350.00 | $423.00–$945.00 | 70% | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 Vascular Acquisition | $486.00 | $1,350.00 | $423.00–$945.00 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 Carotid Artery Duplex Bil | $486.00 | $1,350.00 | $423.00–$945.00 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 Carotid Artery Duplex Bil | $486.00 | $1,350.00 | $423.00–$945.00 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 Vascular Acquisition | $486.00 | $1,350.00 | $423.00–$945.00 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue, NE · (402) 763-3600 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $1,286.35 | $1,979.00 | $244.92–$5,110.77 | 35% | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 559-4000 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | $1,286.35 | $1,979.00 | $244.92–$5,110.77 | 35% | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital both sides Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 Carotid US Bilat-MH | $486.00 | $1,350.00 | $423.00–$945.00 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital both sides Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 Carotid US Bilat-MH | $486.00 | $1,350.00 | $423.00–$945.00 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Creighton Health both sides Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC CAROTID DUPLEX BILATERAL | $660.24 | $1,572.00 | $196.87–$1,336.20 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy both sides Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC CAROTID DUPLEX BILATERAL | $660.24 | $1,572.00 | $203.92–$1,336.20 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy both sides Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC CAROTID DUPLEX BILATERAL | $660.24 | $1,572.00 | $203.92–$1,336.20 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Creighton Health both sides Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC CAROTID DUPLEX BILATERAL | $660.24 | $1,572.00 | $196.87–$1,336.20 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs both sides Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC CAROTID DUPLEX BILATERAL | $660.24 | $1,572.00 | $229.50–$1,336.20 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center both sides Omaha, NE HC CAROTID DUPLEX BILATERAL | $660.24 | $1,572.00 | $199.08–$1,336.20 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa both sides Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC CAROTID DUPLEX BILATERAL | $732.55 | $1,495.00 | $523.25–$1,465.10 | 51% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $405.00, median $886.18, highest $1,286.35 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $486.00, median $660.24, highest $732.55 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $445.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
A carotid ultrasound uses sound waves and Doppler to look at the arteries in the neck that carry blood to the brain. It checks for narrowing or plaque and is ordered after a stroke or mini-stroke, for a bruit heard in the neck, or to follow known artery disease.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the complete study of both sides. The interpretation by a radiologist or vascular specialist is often billed separately.